The Bottineau pioneer., 1887-09-01
contrary to the Spanish agreement to re.
spect Protestant missions In the Carolins

contrary to the Spanish agreement to re-
spect Protestant missions In the Carolins
islands.
The following pensions have been grant,
ed: Wisconsin: Mother OF J. McDonald.
Midland; mother Of J. A. Courville, Ken.
osha; original G. Mehen, Hub City; D. M.
Harlan, Green Bay; r. B. Markey, Neills.
ville A. II. Russell, Fall River; III. Field.
hauser, bayfield,; E. Fisk, Wonewoc; R.
Hamilton, Avoca; L. A. McWithey, Sparta;
8. Peterson, Irving; II. N. Mckee, Plover;
G. II. Drake. Stevens Point; D. A. King
Coolidge. Rushlord;. original, E: Powers.
roth, Kimbrea; G. B. Roth. Egerton; j.
Class, Hubbard; J. A. Huffman, Gray
Eagle. Dakota: J. D. Schaller, Virgil. Mon.
tana: M. Sherry. Helena. Warrants for
pensions amounting to SIG, 253, 900 were
issued from the treasury. Notwithstand.
ing thislarge payment the excess OF govern.
iment receipts over expenditures since the
1st inst, is about three and a half million
dollars.
Collector saltonstall, OF Boston, has sus.
pended w. H. a. Parks, janitor OF the Gus
tom house, alleging Incompetence and neg.
lect OF duty. Mr.. Parks ID q democrat,
anu WHS AppplHteo ny VIC pEesoHV colieet'
| or on recommendation OF leading mer.
chants. There is no political Significance,
| therefore, in the removal. The office is
| one OF considerable Importance,
The Milwaukee & st. Paul has reduced
| the tariff on hard coal from Chicago, Mil.
wa,lkee and Racine to all points west OF
the Mississippi river. The rate to St. Paul
and Minneapolis remains the same. The
| old rate to Faribault was $3.50 per ton,
| new rate $780, to Albert Lea the same;
| to Woonsocket, Dak.. old rate $3.50, new
rate 1878. The reduction to all Dakota
points has been about Is csnts per ton,
Messrs, Lefbre and La Fleuer accom-.
panied by three ladies and four children
were crossing the river near Roucherville,
Can, when their boat upset, The menswam
ashore, but the women and children were
drowned. Six bodies have been recovered.
The Canadian premier declares that
force will be emplowed, II necessary, to
prevent the construction OF the Red River
Valley railway, apd that a garrison OF
nipeg.
Dickinson OF Massachusetts, consul at
Gaspe Basin; Henry P. Kitfeld, general
appraiser Of merchandise or the port Of
Boston; Michael r Curran, assistant ap.
praiser OF merchandise in the District OF
Boston and Charleston, MASSACHUSETTS,.
Archibald Forbes, the British war cor.
respondent, who was to, lecture in this
country, has cabled h is manager in New
York that his health is wrecked and all of
his engagements must be cancelled:
Charles s. Macomber Of Buffalo, at
whose solicitation Mr., Nevsiand became
candidate ior sheriff, died in Washington
recently. He had been destitute and the
president gave him $50.
Gov. Washington Bartlett, OF California,
| who has been In q preoarious condition
for some time, was stricken by paralysis
and little hope OF his recovery is entertain.
ed. Gov. Bartlett is q Democrat, and was
elected last November. In event OF his
death he will be succeeded by Lieut.. Gov.
r. w. Waterman, Republican.
John B. Riley, superintendent OF Indian
schools, has returned after q considerable
absense. There is some doubt as to the
duties OF the new officer who it styled the
superintendent oil Indian schools" This
is due to the ambiguity OF the law.
President Cleveland has accepted the in.
yitation rendered him by the University OF
Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia library,
American Philosophical society, FRANKLIN
1AcoIVuSC, AU" SSeNoOAAy SSAo AAooOAAV1A oO-
ciety to attend banquet to be given in
his honor at the Academy Of Music on
Saturday evening Sept. II. In the after.
noon OF the same day the president will at
tend banquet rendered him by the Hi
bernian society. The society has had for
it's guests Presidents Washington, Jeffer-
son, Jackson, Tyler and Grant.
The following pensions have been grant.
ed! Wisconsin-Mother OF p. Ganyea,
Chippewa Falls; widow of G. Montford
Poynette; original, A. Lawrence Madison;
M. Huber, Hartland; r. Kieslick, Milwau.
kee; T.. D. Dickens, Eau Claire; S. Brown,
Unity; D. p. Quackenbush, Fairchild; G..
Brownell, Wilson; G. Montford. deceased.
Kenosha. Minnesota-A. w. Sharp. Du-
luth; D. Hoganson, Twin Valley; A. Herbe,
StillYater; j. H. Mccormick, Winsted
Lake. Dakota-J. s, Bean, Huston; T. B.
Palmer. st. Lawrence.
Chicago Special: There is good reason
to believe that Col. Rabcock was shot at
the house OF Sarah Dodge. Miss Dodge is
a wealthy woman living in rotten, tum.
b,e-down house with adjoining farm prop
erty, two and q half miles southeast OF
Garnder. She is worth $50, 900 in cash
and real estate. Col. Baboock visited
Sarah Dodge twice a month for the past
year and a half and Calvin Cotton, her
nearest neighbor, has seen them walking
Alton half a mile above the depot and be
met by her.
P. E. Tarpy OF New York has been ap.
pointed superintendent OF Indian school
at Grand Junction, Col. -
At Pittsburg, Pa, William Sloan, clerk
in Chief of Police Brockway's office was
shot in the abdomen by Paddy McGraw,
and died soon afterward. :'5>
John and Frank Newer, brothers, were
shot and instantly killed two miles south
east OF Exeter, Neb., recently.
The secretary OF the interior has revers-
ed the decision of Commission Sparks on
the application OF j. NJ. Howard Tor a pat
township 1853, range 60, Grand Forks land
district. ..s - .' >-
Every shoe factory employe in New York
city will probably be locked out. - =
Postoffices established: Wisconsin:
Benertville, bayfield, county. Postmas.
ters Observation-Disclosures: Dickinson,
Thompson; Plato, B. j. Nichols. II, Wis.
consin: Grandon, M. A. Fay. Fourth.
class postmasters pointed-Dakota
Schaper, J. Schaper; Bangor, @. E. Hay.
den; Kinloss, r. q. Sarvis, Iowa: Lin.
coin, g.. Albert Potter, Mrs. Kate Pit
man. a-" =.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom, &C.
companied by Gen. Greedy and his wife,
arrived home recently. The president
was at the depot awaiting the train, and
upon its arrival escorted Mrs. Cleveland
and her mother to the carriage, and the
party went immediately to the White
House, So So = $50. -r~-1s i,